CFLA National Forum: Join the Conversation Online

April 30, 2018

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) is holding its first National Forum in Regina on May 2, 2018. Through a mix of panel sessions and round-table discussions, attendees will explore two issues:

Artificial Intelligence

Intellectual Freedom

The day’s conversations will inform a National Forum Paper and Key Actions to position Canada’s library associations and libraries to address these important issues.

Members of the Canadian library community who are unable to attend in person will be able to view the keynote and panel discussions via Facebook Live on the CFLA site.

They can also provide their input on these two issues via a survey provided by the CFLA.

How might libraries contribute to ensuring AI benefits our society (communities, campuses, and organizations), and to mitigating the risks?

How should CFLA-FCAB position libraries in Canada to be contributors to AI as a positive influence in our society (communities, campuses, and organizations?) And, who should CFLA-FCAB partner with or align with in this positioning for libraries?

Intellectual Freedom

What should CFLA-FCAB do to support intellectual freedom principles generally, and how should CFLA-FCAB support libraries when faced with intellectual freedom challenges?

What can libraries do at the local level to be prepared to respond to the broad range of intellectual freedom challenges e.g. collections, programs, internet access, art exhibits, room bookings?

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